shrimp bending in half

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cynsnn
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shrimp bending in half

Post by cynsnn »

hi everyone i'm new to both this forum and shrimp keeping I really like this forum it is very informative my question is why do shrimp bend themselves in half? my ghost shrimp do this a lot. does it mean anything or are they just chillin?
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Re: shrimp bending in half

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I have seen shrimp bend in half when cleaning themselves and as a prelude to molting. They also may just be chilling.

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Re: shrimp bending in half

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I was hoping that was what is going on either molting or just chillin cause they seem to enjoy that pose a lot! lol :D :)
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